Some determining factors of weather are temperature, precipitation, fronts, clouds, and wind. Other more severe weather conditions are hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms.

Weather changes every season because of the Earth's tilt when it revolves around the sun.

Meteorology is the study of weather, and meteorologists are scientists who study and predict weather.

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We all know about hurricanes! Hurricanes are violent storms which begin in the tropics. They are the most powerful of all weather systems. Different parts of the world call hurricanes by different names.

Hurricanes form over the warm tropical water in ocean and die down when they move over land. Meteorologists try to forecast where and when the center of the storm, the eye, will reach land in order to warn people about the damage caused by the strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge.

Hurricanes have been given alternating male and female names since 1979. These names change every year. Hurricanes may form anytime during the year, but they are most likely to form between June 1st and November 30th; this is hurricane season.

Questions

1. Most weather takes place in which level of the atmosphere?

2. Why does weather change every year?

3. Hurricanes are violent storms that begin in which area?